Substance of a correspondence between the directors of the Cow Pock Institution, Sackville-Street, Dublin, and their subscribers, or other general practitioners ...

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1818
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    wore vaccinated, and attended by a medical gentleman, who pronounced, that they had gone regularly through the Cow Pock, They were inoculated with Small Pox last summer, and two of them took it, one with considerable violence. Surgeon Potter, of Coohstown, attended them. TIG I IE, llev. T. Minister of Drunrgooland and Drumbalfy- fortey—The great extent of his parishes, and their numerous population makes it impossible to answer the query with pre- cision, as to his personal knowledge; for in truth he never saw a child affected with Small Pox, who had been inoculated by him, with Cow Pock, although he has inoculated (to 17th January, 1818,) three thousand two hundred and six. One half of the children were never brought hack to be ex- amined after inoculation ; and those who were inspected, were scarely ever brought, hut on the eighth day, before the Areola in general forms. Having never seen any child in Variola, after the Cow Pock, of course Mr. Tighe can- not answer queries bearing on that question. The Swine or Chicken Pock, as well as the Small Pox, were very preva- lent. in his parishes last summer. He saw several children in Swine Pock, who were not known to have had the Small Pox, and be heard of three, who were supposed to have had the Small Pox, who had been inoculated with Cow Pock by him, viz.: Sarah Fee, vaccinated May, 1805; seen only eighth day, one good Pustule, apparently. Her parents say, she had the Small Pox, very mildly, in June 181?. Ilobert Carson, vaccinated 2Cth September, ]810, but was not shewn afterwards. His parents say he had Small Pox in September 1817. A brother of his (who had not been inoculated.) had Small Pox a few weeks before, and was thought to be dangerously ill. Mary Spires, vaccinated 9th September, 1812, was seen only on the 20th, and the observation in Mr. Tighe’s regis- ter is,“ inHamed, but no perfect Areola.” Mr. Tighe did not hear of any of the above named children having had Small Pox, until some time after they were well, else he should have visited them. Small Pox was very prevalent and fatal last summer, amongst those who had not been iuocuiated.— Swine Pox was also very prevalent. U. UPTON, W. B. Esq. Cashell.—During a practice of fifteen years, it does not consist with his personal knowledge that any